On successful completion of this assessment, students will be able to:1. Apply information and data from real market situations to identify venture opportunities.2. Apply creative thinking skills to develop potential response opportunities to identified scenarios,taking into account key customer markets and segments.
Microsoft Word - 9939 Assignment 1a of 4 - Project Scope Submission.docx 9939 APPLIED ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION Assignment 1a, Project Scope Submission KEY INFORMATION Due date Refer to the UC Unit Outline for the current teaching period Weighting 10% Relevant chapters Part 1a Assessment format Project Scope Length 500 words (+/- 10%) Specific requirements Research and references are not required for this submission. LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this assessment, students will be able to: 1. Apply information and data from real market situations to identify venture opportunities.
2. Apply creative thinking skills to develop potential response opportunities to identified scenarios, taking into account key customer markets and segments. GRADUATE ATTRIBUTES • 1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively • 1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload • 1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems • 2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives • 3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware. BRIEF By the end of this applied subject, students should have formulated a validated business plan that is strategically sound and theoretically justified. This first task is to get you to think about the scope and big-picture of your concept, and to seek some formative feedback from your academic. 9939 APPLIED ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION Assignment 1a, Project Scope Submission ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION This task is Part 1 of your enterprise concept journey and marks the start of your overall applied subject credits. You are to identify the appropriate scope for your research relevant to your business concept such as: • Key sectors • Industries • Consumer markets. You should broadly outline and brainstorm a business problem that will guide your next task in the research and market/industry analysis. PROCESS For this first task you will create a written proposal of ~500 words: • Any personal insight or connection to that relates to your industry selection or intended business idea. Remember, we’re testing your ability to establish a brand-new idea to the market and assessing its viability, so try not to choose one you are already working on!
• Consideration of an industry for analysis, and provision of evidence as to why you have selected the industry. Do you want to explore this emerging trend because you have noticed in your daily media consumption or social trends? Is it be related to your current job or role?
• If you have a general idea of a business idea you want to explore based off this industry, provide us a bit of detail.
• Provide geographic scope of your business idea - does it impact the Australian market? The US market? Is it wider reaching than this? Or is it even more narrow (e.g. Melbourne). Remember to justify your selection.
CONSIDERATIONS • Try to be flexible with your scope here initially and let your personal and professional interests guide you throughout this unit – this is meant to be step 1 of your enterprise journey! Don’t have a fixed endpoint just yet.
• Start broad, and by the end of this subject your scope will be narrow. We encourage you to look back on previous subjects and chapters to supplement your assignment, as well as consider personal interests, hobbies and your own imaginative business ideas! 9939 APPLIED ENTREPRENEURSHIP: CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION Assignment 1a, Project Scope Submission RUBRIC CRITERIA FAIL: < 50% pass: 50-64% credit: 65-74% distinction: 75-84% high distinction: 85%+ substantive evidence of insight, reflection and connection to past experiences (personal and professional). (30%) no evidence of personal reflection or insight. developing consideration of concept task, minimal personal or professional relevance. good consideration of scope and personal and professional connection. excellent future scope and direction of concept outlined. some developing consideration of personal and professional relevance. outstanding planning and outline of concept scope. this is linked closely to personal and professional experiences. reflection and consideration of emergent business opportunities or problems in preparation for upcoming research task. (30%) no consideration of business opportunities or problems. developing consideration of business problems. some good considerations of emergent problems or opportunities in anticipation of future research and validation. well articulated and outlined business problems and opportunities with consideration for the upcoming development tasks. excellent outlined findings of emergent business opportunities and problems, with consideration of upcoming tasks and processes. proposed business idea is logical and is potentially viable. (30%) no logical rationale for the business idea. some logic outlined for the proposed business. good rationale for proposed business opportunity. well thought out rationale for proposed business opportunity covering feasibility and viability comprehensive rationale for proposed business opportunity covering feasibility and viability. professionalism in language, presentation and consideration of professional audience of prepared materials. (10%) undeveloped grasp of commercial or professional language or presentation. lacking preparation for task. developing grasp of professional presentation ability and commercial language use. good understanding and application of commercial language and concepts with solid presentation. well prepared. very good application and use of professional language and presentation. high enthusiasm and commercial relevance. very well prepared. outstanding application and confidence of commercial language with high regard for professional presentation. enthusiastic, engaged, and prepared. 50%="" pass:="" 50-64%="" credit:="" 65-74%="" distinction:="" 75-84%="" high="" distinction:="" 85%+="" substantive="" evidence="" of="" insight,="" reflection="" and="" connection="" to="" past="" experiences="" (personal="" and="" professional).="" (30%)="" no="" evidence="" of="" personal="" reflection="" or="" insight.="" developing="" consideration="" of="" concept="" task,="" minimal="" personal="" or="" professional="" relevance.="" good="" consideration="" of="" scope="" and="" personal="" and="" professional="" connection.="" excellent="" future="" scope="" and="" direction="" of="" concept="" outlined.="" some="" developing="" consideration="" of="" personal="" and="" professional="" relevance.="" outstanding="" planning="" and="" outline="" of="" concept="" scope.="" this="" is="" linked="" closely="" to="" personal="" and="" professional="" experiences.="" reflection="" and="" consideration="" of="" emergent="" business="" opportunities="" or="" problems="" in="" preparation="" for="" upcoming="" research="" task.="" (30%)="" no="" consideration="" of="" business="" opportunities="" or="" problems.="" developing="" consideration="" of="" business="" problems.="" some="" good="" considerations="" of="" emergent="" problems="" or="" opportunities="" in="" anticipation="" of="" future="" research="" and="" validation.="" well="" articulated="" and="" outlined="" business="" problems="" and="" opportunities="" with="" consideration="" for="" the="" upcoming="" development="" tasks.="" excellent="" outlined="" findings="" of="" emergent="" business="" opportunities="" and="" problems,="" with="" consideration="" of="" upcoming="" tasks="" and="" processes.="" proposed="" business="" idea="" is="" logical="" and="" is="" potentially="" viable.="" (30%)="" no="" logical="" rationale="" for="" the="" business="" idea.="" some="" logic="" outlined="" for="" the="" proposed="" business.="" good="" rationale="" for="" proposed="" business="" opportunity.="" well="" thought="" out="" rationale="" for="" proposed="" business="" opportunity="" covering="" feasibility="" and="" viability="" comprehensive="" rationale="" for="" proposed="" business="" opportunity="" covering="" feasibility="" and="" viability.="" professionalism="" in="" language,="" presentation="" and="" consideration="" of="" professional="" audience="" of="" prepared="" materials.="" (10%)="" undeveloped="" grasp="" of="" commercial="" or="" professional="" language="" or="" presentation.="" lacking="" preparation="" for="" task.="" developing="" grasp="" of="" professional="" presentation="" ability="" and="" commercial="" language="" use.="" good="" understanding="" and="" application="" of="" commercial="" language="" and="" concepts="" with="" solid="" presentation.="" well="" prepared.="" very="" good="" application="" and="" use="" of="" professional="" language="" and="" presentation.="" high="" enthusiasm="" and="" commercial="" relevance.="" very="" well="" prepared.="" outstanding="" application="" and="" confidence="" of="" commercial="" language="" with="" high="" regard="" for="" professional="" presentation.="" enthusiastic,="" engaged,="" and=""> 50% pass: 50-64% credit: 65-74% distinction: 75-84% high distinction: 85%+ substantive evidence of insight, reflection and connection to past experiences (personal and professional). (30%) no evidence of personal reflection or insight. developing consideration of concept task, minimal personal or professional relevance. good consideration of scope and personal and professional connection. excellent future scope and direction of concept outlined. some developing consideration of personal and professional relevance. outstanding planning and outline of concept scope. this is linked closely to personal and professional experiences. reflection and consideration of emergent business opportunities or problems in preparation for upcoming research task. (30%) no consideration of business opportunities or problems. developing consideration of business problems. some good considerations of emergent problems or opportunities in anticipation of future research and validation. well articulated and outlined business problems and opportunities with consideration for the upcoming development tasks. excellent outlined findings of emergent business opportunities and problems, with consideration of upcoming tasks and processes. proposed business idea is logical and is potentially viable. (30%) no logical rationale for the business idea. some logic outlined for the proposed business. good rationale for proposed business opportunity. well thought out rationale for proposed business opportunity covering feasibility and viability comprehensive rationale for proposed business opportunity covering feasibility and viability. professionalism in language, presentation and consideration of professional audience of prepared materials. (10%) undeveloped grasp of commercial or professional language or presentation. lacking preparation for task. developing grasp of professional presentation ability and commercial language use. good understanding and application of commercial language and concepts with solid presentation. well prepared. very good application and use of professional language and presentation. high enthusiasm and commercial relevance. very well prepared. outstanding application and confidence of commercial language with high regard for professional presentation. enthusiastic, engaged, and prepared.>